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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 September 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 14 June 2016Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry683 applications · 204 places offered · 233 named it first
- 2026 3.4; Medway median median 3.4
- 2025 3.7; Medway median median 3.3
- 2024 4.3; Medway median median 3.3
- 2023 3.7; Medway median median 3.1
- 2022 3.8; Medway median median 3.2
- 2021 3.3; Medway median median 3.3
- 2020 3.3; Medway median median 3.0
- 2019 3.4; Medway median median 3.0
- 2018 3.3; Medway median median 2.7
- 2017 3.0; Medway median median 2.7
- 2016 3.0; Medway median median 2.6
- 2015 3.3; Medway median median 2.5
- 2014 2.9; Medway median median 2.8
- This school
- Medway median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 204 | 683 | 3.4 | 233 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2025 | 212 | 785 | 3.7 | 275 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2024 | 185 | 797 | 4.3 | 263 | 1.42 |
| Sep 2023 | 187 | 700 | 3.7 | 257 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2022 | 187 | 719 | 3.8 | 318 | 1.70 |
| Sep 2021 | 216 | 716 | 3.3 | 257 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2020 | 214 | 704 | 3.3 | 243 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2019 | 184 | 632 | 3.4 | 238 | 1.29 |
| Sep 2018 | 187 | 623 | 3.3 | 233 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2017 | 193 | 569 | 3.0 | 226 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2016 | 189 | 564 | 3.0 | 206 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2015 | 188 | 627 | 3.3 | 236 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2014 | 188 | 548 | 2.9 | 186 | 0.99 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 215 | 38.8 | 23% | 48% | – |
| 2024/25 | 217 | 41.3 | 26% | 56% | – |
| 2023/24 | 190 | 42.9 | 27% | 70% | +0.16 |
| 2022/23 | 195 | 43.8 | 40% | 63% | +0.27 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The Thomas Aveling SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20223.4applications per place 38.8Attainment 8
- 0.7 km · MedwayOutstanding20233.7applications per place 69.9Attainment 8 Selective
- 0.8 km · MedwayGood20234.1applications per place 67.5Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.2 km · MedwayRemains Good20245.4applications per place 59.8Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.8 km · MedwayGraded · no overall grade20242.4applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · MedwayOutstanding20227.6applications per place 63.0Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.1 km · MedwaySpecial measures Inadequate20231.4applications per place 29.2Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · MedwayGood20232.5applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · MedwaySerious weaknesses Inadequate20231.2applications per place 29.4Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137376 · 887/5451
- Trust
- Beyond Schools Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,204 pupils · 1,201 on roll
- Free school meals
- 32.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 September 2011
- Replaced
- The Thomas Aveling School (URN 118923)
- Address
- Arethusa Road, Arethusa Road, Rochester, ME1 2UW
- Local authority
- Medway
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources